Individual Details

Dr. Melvin Arthur "MA" Bresee Md

(6 Aug 1872 - 1 May 1942)

1942 death info is from a LA Times obituary which stated his place of birth, a graduate of the USC Medical College, place of death and grave location.

Check census years 1920, 1930 and 1940.

1910 census shows him married for 7 years to Ethel M., age 34, she was born in Canada as were her parents. She has had only one child. He is age 37. Their daughter, Dorothy M., is age 4. The family is living on Bonnie Brae Ave. in Los Angeles. He is now in undertaking or funeral director and not shown as a doctor.

1900 census shows him single, age 27, place of birth and living in Los Angeles. He is shown as doctor.

Events

Birth6 Aug 1872Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
EducationJun 1896in medicine - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Census1900Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage6 Aug 1903possibly, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - Ethel Maude Raymer
Death1 May 1942154 S. Mansfield Ave., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
BurialInglewood Park Cemetery

Families

SpouseEthel Maude Raymer (1876 - 1952)
ChildDorothy May "Dolly" Bresee (1906 - 2000)
FatherPhineas Franklin Bresee D.D. (1838 - 1915)
MotherMaria Elma Hebbard (1836 - 1920)
SiblingErnest Hebbard "EH" Bresee (1861 - 1949)
SiblingLily Bresee (1864 - 1865)
SiblingPhineas Wright "PW" Bresee (1865 - 1936)
SiblingBertha M. Bresee (1868 - 1956)
SiblingDr. Paul Horace Bresee MD (1871 - 1959)
SiblingSusan E. Bresee (1874 - 1946)

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